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Swords of Lightning

The first-person account of how a small band of Green Berets used horses and laser-guided bombs to overthrow the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan after 9/11.


Authors:

  • Mark Nutsch
  • Bob Pennington
  • Jim DeFelice

Narrator:

  • Mike Chamberlain

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 9 h 42 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • History
  • General history
  • History
  • Military history
  • Society and Social Sciences
  • Warfare

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    Mark Nutsch

    Mark Nutsch served in the Army as a Ranger and Special Forces officer, deploying on multiple combat tours. In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, he led one of the first Special Forces teams into northern Afghanistan. There, he advised the resistance leadership, helping to unite the disparate forces against the Taliban and al-Qaeda. Fighting on horseback much of the time, Nutsch and his team spearheaded the unconventional warfare operations that liberated the country. Featured in multiple books and films, Nutsch is a sought-after speaker, lecturing often on leadership and military topics.

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    Bob Pennington

    Retired Senior Warrant Officer Bob Pennington served in the Army for thirty-plus years. He’s commanded Green Berets in combat and trained candidates attending the Special Forces Q-Course. Pennington has written military doctrine, as well as lectured and consulted on film, books, and military monographs. He was recently inducted as a Distinguished Member of the Special Forces Regiment and the Georgia Military Veterans’ Hall of Fame. He and Mark are principals in the company that produces Horse Soldier Bourbon, an award-winning American liquor.

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